Sumenep, officially the Sumenep Regency, was previously known as Samanap or Zamanap in English, is a regency of the East Java province, Indonesia. It covers a land area of 2,093.50 square kilometres (808.30 sq mi) and had a population of 1,150,574 (comprising 48.275% males and 51.725% females) as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Sumenep Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529) The administrative capital is Kota Sumenep, has a name that reflects it is historical and cultural evolution. Formerly, the area was briefly known as Sungeneb in the 13th century, Purwareja in the 15th century, and Sumekar in the 16th century.

The regency occupies the eastern end of Madura island and also includes numerous smaller islands to the east (primarily Talango Island, the Sapudi Islands, and the Kangean Islands), to the north (the Masalembu Islands), and to the south (the Giligenteng Islands) of Madura. It is bordered by the Pamekasan Regency to the west, Madura Strait to the south, and the Java Sea to the north and east. The airport nearby is Trunojoyo Airport with flights to Surabaya.

Geography Sumenep Regency is located at the eastern end of Madura Island; it also includes 126 scattered islands located between 113 ° 32'54 "-116 ° 16'48" East Longitude and between 4 ° 55'-7 ° 24 'South latitude. The regency is bordered to the south by the Strait of Madura and the Bali Sea, to the north by the Java Sea, to the west by Pamekasan Regency (the only land border), and to the east by the Java Sea and the Flores Sea.

Kota Sumenep is located inland, and is separated from the Madura Strait by Kalianget District (and Talango Island).

Area The total land area of Sumenep Regency is 2,093.47 km2: this was formerly quoted as comprising 179.32 km2 of settlements, 423.96 km2 of forest, 14.68 km2 of grass area or vacant land, 1,130.19 km2 of farm/moor/bush/field, 59.07 km2 of pool/aquaculture/brackish water/lakes/reservoirs/wetlands, and 63.41 km2 of "other" areas. The marine area of Sumenep Regency, with its vast diversity of marine resources and potential for fishery, is about 9,319.65 km2.

Climate Sumenep has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.

Administrative districts Sumenep Regency is divided into twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sumenep Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages or urban subdistricts in each district (totaling 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Kota Sumenep District), and their postcodes.

Sumenep Regency, besides including the eastern quarter of Madura Island, also includes many offshore islands - notably the Kangean Islands to the east of Madura, the smaller Sapudi Islands lying between Madura and the Kangean Islands, and Talango Island closer to Madura; it also includes the small Masalembu Islands to the north (between Madura and Kalimantan) and the Giligenteng Islands to the southeast of Madura. The mainland (i.e. the area on Madura Island itself) covers 1,156.07 km2 (with 817,411 inhabitants in mid 2025) consisting of 18 districts, while the various island districts are 937.40 km2 in area (with 333,163 people in mid 2025), comprising 9 districts, with 128 islands, 46 inhabited.BPS Kabupaten Sumenep Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Sumenep Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529)

Kode Wilayah Name of District (kecamatan) Area inkm2 Pop'n 2010census Pop'n 2020census Pop'n mid 2025estimate Admincentre No. of villagesPostcodes 35.29.11 Pragaan 57.84 65,152 65,764 67,883Pragaan Laok 14 69465 35.29.05 Bluto 51.25 45,142 47,025 50,287Bunbungan 20 69466 35.29.06 Saronggi 67.71 34,282 36,880 39,361Tanah Merah 14 69467 35.29.08 Giligenteng (islands) 30.32 26,524 24,411 24,506Aenganyar 8 69482 35.29.04 Talango (island) 50.27 36,737 38,400 39,070Talango 8 69481 35.29.02 Kalianget 30.19 39,253 41,713 42,957Kalianget Timur 7 69471 35.29.01 Kota Sumenep 27.84 70,744 75,367 77,155Pamolokan 16 (a) 69412- 69417 35.29.26 Batuan 27.10 12,097 13,412 14,017Batuan 7 69451 35.29.07 Lenteng 71.41 56,777 61,073 62,984Ellak Laok 20 69461 35.29.10 Ganding 53.97 35,671 36,571 37,671Ketawang Larangan 14 69462 35.29.09 Guluk Guluk 59.57 50,803 50,384 50,856Guluk-Guluk 12 69463 35.29.13 Pasongsongan 119.03 43,221 51,713 52,532Panaongan 10 69457 35.29.12 Ambunten 50.54 37,702 40,048 40,973Ambunten Timur 15 69455 35.29.15 Rubaru 84.46 36,453 39,224 41,020Rubaru 11 69456 35.29.14 Dasuk 64.50 29,420 30,078 31,467Kerta Timur 15 69454 35.29.03 Manding 68.88 27,922 29,716 30,781Manding Laok 11 69452 35.29.17 Batuputih 112.31 42,482 43,551 45,196Batuputih Laok 14 69453 35.29.19 Gapura 65.78 36,771 37,191 39,117Gapura Barat 17 69472 35.29.16 Batang Batang 80.36 51,948 54,277 56,127Batang-Batang Daya 16 69473 35.29.17 Dungkek (b) 63.36 36,115 35,518 37,027Dungkek 15 69474 Sapudi Islands: (167.41) (82,024) (85,284) (78,154) (27) 35.29.21 Nonggunong 40.08 13,194 13,643 13,442Sokarame Paseser 8 69484 35.29.20 Gayam 88.40 32,303 32,059 31,924Pancor 10 69483 35.29.22 Raas 38.93 36,527 39,582 32,788Brakas 9 69485 Kangean Islands: (652.53) (123,367) (161,056) (166,226) (37) 35.29.25 Sapeken Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sapeken Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529230). 205.75 43,117 50,325 56,308Sapeken 9 69493 35.29.24 Arjasa Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Arjasa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529240). 241.97 59,702 85,048 84,307Kalikatak 19 69491 35.29.27 Kangayan Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kangayan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529241). 204.81 20,548 25,683 25,611Kangayan 9 69490 Masalembu Islands: (40.85) (21,705) (25,809) (25,207) (4) 35.29.23 Masalembu 40.85 21,705 25,809 25,207Suka Jeruk 4 69492

Note: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan (Bangselok, Karangduak, Kepanjin and Pajagalan) and 12 desa. (b) includes the island of Gili Iyang (also known as Pulau Oksigen) east of Madura, with an area of 9.15 km2 and an estimated mid-2024 population of 8,313 people in two desa (Bancamara in the south and Banraas in the north).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Dungkek Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3529190)

The districts are subdivided (as at 2007) into: Villages: 328 rural desa and 4 urban kelurahan (all four kelurahan are in Kota Sumenep District) Pillars of Citizens (RW): 1,774 Neighborhoods (RT): 5,569

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External links

East Java Government website Sumenep Regency Government website